Archive for April, 2008

More on Syrian Reactor Bombing; From an Informed Reader

http://www.juancole.com/…
from Informed Comment by Juan Cole
An informed reader writes:
What little information provided in the CIA videotape concerning the destruction of the purported Syrian reactor only provokes more questions.
The alleged reactor is described, because of its dimensions and shape, as a duplicate of the North Korean reactor at Yongbyon. The reactor at Yongbyon is a rough [...]

The Un-American Treatment of Sami al-Arian

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by Charley Reese
When our government acts, it acts in our name. If its acts are lawful and honorable, all’s well and good. When they are dishonorable, we have a choice: Either we dissent or assent, even if by our silence.

Safety of New Bacteria-Killing Nano Tech Coating Questioned

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Published on Friday, April 25, 2008.
Source: Live Science
A new technique in paint making could soon make almost any surface germ-free. Researchers have made paint that is embedded with silver nanoparticles, known for their ability to kill bacteria and other microbes, in the hopes that hospitals will coat their walls and countertops to fight infection.

Massachusetts Police Get Black Uniforms to Instill Sense of ‘Fear’

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Published on Friday, April 25, 2008.
Source: Fox News
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Springfield’s men in black are returning.
The city’s new police commissioner, William Fitchet, says members of the department’s Street Crime Unit will again don black, military-style uniforms as part of his strategy to deal with youth violence.
Fitchet’s predecessor, Edward Flynn, had ditched the black attire as [...]

Project Censored: Top 25 Stories of 2008

http://www.atlargely.com/…
Larisa Alexandrovna
From Project Censored:

#1 No Habeas Corpus for “Any Person”
#2 Bush Moves Toward Martial Law
# 3 AFRICOM: US Military Control of Africa’s Resources
# 4 Frenzy of Increasingly Destructive Trade Agreements
#5 Human Traffic Builds US Embassy in Iraq
#6 Operation FALCON Raids
#7 Behind Blackwater Inc.
#8 KIA: The US Neoliberal Invasion of India
#9 Privatization of America’s Infrastructure
# 10 [...]

Andy Worthington: The Insignificance and Insanity of Abu Zubaydah

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Andy Worthington
Abu Zubaydah, an alleged senior al-Qaeda operative, has been held without charge or trial as a “high-value detainee” for over six years, first in secret CIA custody, and then in Guantanamo, while battles have raged within the administration over his supposed significance. Drawing, in particular, on the story of former Guantanamo prisoner Khalid al-Hubayshi, [...]

Iraqis accuse Blackwater of shredding documents

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Fri Apr 25, 9:46 PM ET
Families of Iraqis who died in a shooting involving Blackwater Worldwide contractors accused the company Friday of shredding documents and destroying evidence.

FBI wants widespread monitoring of ‘illegal’ Internet activity

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Posted by Anne Broache
WASHINGTON–The FBI on Wednesday called for new legislation that would allow federal police to monitor the Internet for “illegal activity.”

Homeland security drill set for today in Atlantic City

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/…
Published: Thursday, April 24, 2008
From Press staff reports
ATLANTIC CITY - Dozens of emergency-response personnel will converge in the Atlantic City Convention Center this morning to participate in what is being billed as the largest homeland security drill in southern New Jersey history.
The exact nature of the drill was not released, but Mayor Scott Evans called [...]

Backup Tapes With 2 Million Medical Records Stolen

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Posted by Soulskill on Saturday April 26, @01:58AM
Lucas123 writes “A vehicle used by an off-site archive company to transport patient data was broken into on March 17. The University of Miami just made the theft public last week, saying the thieves removed a transport case carrying the school’s six computer backup tapes. On those tapes [...]

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